This report counts for each subject the total number of merit results awarded to students in 2017. Where subjects have equal merit counts, entries are listed alphabetically.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | 1 |
| 2 | Accounting | 10 |
| 3 | Agricultural and Horticultural Studies | 2 |
| 4 | Australian and International Politics | 1 |
| 5 | Biology | 65 |
| 6 | Business and Enterprise | 19 |
| 7 | Chemistry | 47 |
| 8 | Child Studies | 11 |
| 9 | Chinese (Continuers) | 2 |
| 10 | Classical Studies | 4 |
| 11 | Communication Products I | 5 |
| 12 | Communication Products II | 5 |
| 13 | Creative Arts | 6 |
| 14 | Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 2 |
| 15 | Dance | 2 |
| 16 | Drama | 12 |
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| 17 | Economics | 9 |
| 18 | English | 105 |
| 19 | English as Additional Language | 7 |
| 20 | English Literary Studies | 85 |
| 21 | Ensemble Performance | 7 |
| 22 | Essential English | 13 |
| 23 | Essential Mathematics | 14 |
| 24 | First Language Maintenance II | 1 |
| 25 | Food and Hospitality | 11 |
| 26 | French (Continuers) | 3 |
| 27 | General Mathematics | 67 |
| 28 | Geography | 6 |
| 29 | German (Beginners) | 1 |
| 30 | German (Continuers) | 2 |
| 31 | Health | 9 |
| 32 | Information Processing and Publishing | 11 |
| 33 | Information Technology | 2 |
| 34 | Integrated Learning | 13 |
| 35 | Integrated Learning II | 6 |
| 36 | Italian (Continuers) | 3 |
| 37 | Japanese (Continuers) | 3 |
| 38 | Korean (Beginners) | 1 |
| 39 | Legal Studies | 10 |
| 40 | Material Products I | 10 |
| 41 | Material Products II | 5 |
| 42 | Mathematical Methods | 61 |
| 43 | Media Studies | 3 |
| 44 | Modern Greek (Continuers) | 1 |
| 45 | Modern History | 23 |
| 46 | Music Individual Study | 3 |
| 47 | Music Technology | 1 |
| 48 | Musical Styles | 1 |
| 49 | Musicianship | 3 |
| 50 | Nutrition | 10 |
| 51 | Outdoor Education | 6 |
| 52 | Performance Special Study | 8 |
| 53 | Persian (Background Speakers) | 1 |
| 54 | Philosophy | 1 |
| 55 | Physical Education | 23 |
| 56 | Physics | 39 |
| 57 | Psychology | 47 |
| 58 | Religion Studies | 10 |
| 59 | Research Project A | 1 |
| 60 | Research Project B | 286 |
| 61 | Russian (Continuers) | 1 |
| 62 | Science, Technology and the Community | 1 |
| 63 | Scientific Studies | 3 |
| 64 | Sinhala (Continuers) | 1 |
| 65 | Society and Culture | 9 |
| 66 | Solo Performance | 12 |
| 67 | Spanish (Beginners) | 1 |
| 68 | Spanish (Continuers) | 2 |
| 69 | Specialist Mathematics | 23 |
| 70 | Systems and Control Products I | 1 |
| 71 | Systems and Control Products II | 1 |
| 72 | Tourism | 4 |
| 73 | Vietnamese (Continuers) | 1 |
| 74 | Visual Arts - Art | 16 |
| 75 | Visual Arts - Design | 7 |
| 76 | Women's Studies | 1 |
| 77 | Work and the Community | 1 |
| 78 | Workplace Practices | 29 |
| 79 | Workplace Practices A | 1 |
| 80 | Workplace Practices B | 1 |